diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index c7422ca920382b47445ace263bdba0fe6fbf6bf8..9a213474f54aa608d682380d24f5cc9d85b77efb 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -1037,8 +1037,6 @@ NORET_TYPE void do_exit(long code)
 		 * task into the wait for ever nirwana as well.
 		 */
 		tsk->flags |= PF_EXITPIDONE;
-		if (tsk->io_context)
-			exit_io_context();
 		set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 		schedule();
 	}